Rose relegated to bench
1 Jun 2009
Earl Rose will be used as a substitute in the Golden Lions team to face the British & Irish tourists on Wednesday.
The Springbok squad will be announced on Monday evening, with coach Peter de Villiers stating last week that only those outside of the core group – expected to be 24 – will play for their provincial sides against the tourists.
De Villiers deemed Rose good enough to start at fullback against a Namibian XV on Friday, and he was later moved to flyhalf. Lions interim coach Hans Coetzee has preferred to use him off the bench, however, with Louis Ludik at 15.
Jano Vermaak also seems to be on the outer as he will start at Ellis Park with Ricky Januarie now confirmed as the second-choice Bok No 9. Januarie had another poor match on Friday that continues his terrible form this year.
Baywatch Grobbelaar returns to captain the team after missing the last six matches of the Super 14, while there are two surprises at lock. Former Bolander Brad Mockford and Willem Stoltz, who comes out of retirement, form the second-row pairing. Jannes Labuschagne and Gerhard Mostert are still injured.
UCT student Pieter Engelbrecht, who has been training with the squad, is left out of the 22.
Golden Lions – 15 Louis Ludik, 14 Michael Killian, 13 Jannie Boshoff, 12 Doppies la Grange, 11 Dusty Noble, 10 Andre Pretorius, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Willem Alberts, 7 Franco van der Merwe, 6 Baywatch Grobbelaar (c), 5 Willem Stoltz, 4 Brad Mockford, 3 Gert Muller, 2 Willie Wepener, 1 Lawrence Sephaka.
Subs: 16 Ethienne Reynecke, 17 JC Janse van Rensburg, 18 Ernst Joubert, 19 Todd Clever, 20 Chris Jonck, 21 Walter Venter, 22 Earl Rose.
By Grant Ball, in Johannesburg
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1 Jun 2009, 15:33 pm
#298 Dawn: ok, i give up .. for now … sharp.
1 Jun 2009, 15:36 pm
#299 Slumtown:
Has the squad been announced yet?
1 Jun 2009, 15:44 pm
#302 Dawn: either 6 or 6:30 pm tonight.
1 Jun 2009, 15:48 pm
#303 dr dre:
I only ask because he is getting his knickers in a twist two hours before the time.
I thought it had already come out.
1 Jun 2009, 16:06 pm
Its time The Stormers coach was fired
Rassie is hopeless
1 Jun 2009, 16:10 pm
#299 You r Contraicting youself.
youve got a massive problem with PDV.
when JP pietersen was of form PDV worked with him .
Rassie did not even try. Bolla were relegated to vodacom cup and Januarie on the bench. the same january that played so good for the boks.
then Schalk Burger, John Smit should also not be picked.
when has loffie given rose a fair chance.
1 Jun 2009, 16:13 pm
#296 Kalahari Kid:
hehehehe..
1 Jun 2009, 16:25 pm
#257 Pietman: Hey djy jy praat nou weer soos n wiepie. Jy los daai seun hier bo.
1 Jun 2009, 16:26 pm
#306 adi: boo hoo.
dry your eyes man. or are you of the FAIRER ***?
geddit?
anyways, whats this bs of a “fair chance” anyway?
do you think loffie didnt pick him because he was anti black?
in a professional age these things do not occur. loffie would have picked jonah lomu, dialysis machine and all, if he could get him and through him, get a few wins therefore SAVING HIS JOB AND CAREER!!!
earl is kuk. kirchner is the new cool and burton francis will be there soon too. forget earl now so you dont dissapoint yourself too much.
1 Jun 2009, 16:32 pm
#309
If you rember a lot of coaches have lost there jobs because of stubberness.
Even when andre was not playing well , he did not gave rose a chance.
Kirchner would never get pick if you got a chance.
Rapport shows Terblance on fullback
Burton will be too small, too light , to make the transition.
1 Jun 2009, 16:33 pm
we will have this same discussion over a year from now of francis.
1 Jun 2009, 16:34 pm
#310 adi: burton is a lot bigger than earl the gam.
believe it.
zane is too.
they are talented. earl is just another poster boy for the disgruntled.
love him all you want pel. when he shows me he can play rugby like your namesake, then i will agree. not before.
1 Jun 2009, 16:35 pm
i’m glad Oom pieter is picking the guys that he think is right. he has a strong personality and wont let these moegoes influence him
1 Jun 2009, 16:44 pm
#302 Dawn: No but the article says players allowed to play the provincial matches wont be in the squad
1 Jun 2009, 16:46 pm
#309 rangerman:
You’re dealing with the African handout mentality. Something the rest of the world is getting a tad tired of hearing. Also, you must understand that in SA the world opportunity has two meanings, depending on what colour you are. If yopu are black then it means a guaranteed certainty. It doesnt matter if you are good enough, no merit involved. No standards need to be adered to. And if anyone complains then you pull out the race card. What is alarming is that Peter De Villiers was at the Lions game where Rose made a total screw up at fullback, but instead of choosing to see the truth that he isnt good enough, chose to blame “the whites” for his mistakes. He is poor not because he is a poor rugby player, but because he isnt “given a chance”. How many more chances does a person need? He boms out most of the time and still gets chance after chance to prove the “racist whites wrong”. It’s a sad state of affairs when ethnicity is used to cover up incompetence, it not only gives the fools who do so a bad name, but other black players wjo are actually deserving of a place get tarred with the same brush.
1 Jun 2009, 16:47 pm
#306 adi: I agree Burger and Smit should be picked on form. Were it not for Burgers size and experience and Smits captaincy I wouldnt choose them.
JPP Pietersen was put on a special training course to correct his problems and didnt really get much game time till he´d improved.
1 Jun 2009, 16:49 pm
#313 adi: Ja strong personality doesnt equate always with intelligent personality. The man is irrational and stubborn and has preconceived ideas of who he will allow to play and who he wont.
1 Jun 2009, 17:13 pm
#315 Alucard: Well said. Rose and co are jokes.
Div is a joke too. Say fond farewell to the Boks as we want to remember them.
1 Jun 2009, 17:15 pm
#317 Slumtown: Irrational, stubborn, small minded and racist perhaps
1 Jun 2009, 20:26 pm
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2 Jun 2009, 14:33 pm
Kirchner would be a better proposition in preference to the “all round” skills of Rose. Earl is a good provincial player only.
2 Jun 2009, 15:53 pm
The problem is that PDV wont let the rugby public intimidate or dictate to him.
he makes his own decisions and based on that we should respect his opinion.
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